CMA CGM Launches Early Container Return Incentive
by Mike Schuler
Monday, May 16, 2022
CMA CGM has announced plans to implement an industry-first incentive program designed to encourage the early return of empty containers and help exporters get the equipment needed. The program, which...
Ammonia Producer CF Industries Joins Maersk’s Zero-Carbon Shipping Initiative
by Mike Schuler
Monday, May 16, 2022
One of the world’s leading ammonia producers has joined a Maersk-led initiative seeking to accelerate decarbonization in the maritime shipping industry. CF Industries will join Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for...
New Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention Draw on Pandemic Lessons
by Mike Schuler
Monday, May 16, 2022
Stakeholders in the global shipping industry have adopted new amendments to Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) aimed at improving the living and working conditions of seafarers. The amendments, eight in...
WFSA: Innovations in Ferry Design and Construction
by gCaptain
Monday, May 16, 2022
Worldwide Ferry Safety Association – News release The 3-D printed vessel Vessels fashioned in a 3D printer, rather than a shipyard, will be the subject of a presentation at a...
EU Gives Companies Green Light to Keep Buying Russian Gas
by Bloomberg
Monday, May 16, 2022
By Ewa Krukowska and Alberto Nardelli (Bloomberg) — The European Union said companies can keep buying could keep buying gas without breaching sanctions, as it softened its stance in a standoff...
U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search For More Survivors From Capsized Migrant Vessel Off Puerto Rico
by Mike Schuler
Monday, May 16, 2022
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for additional survivors from a capsized vessel in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico on Sunday after four days searching thousands of miles...
Protesters Block Tanker with Russian Cargo from Entering UK Port
by Reuters
Monday, May 16, 2022
By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) – Greenpeace protesters have blocked the entry of a Greek tanker into a southern English port due to its Russian fuel cargo with police making...
India’s Surprise Wheat Export Ban Traps 1.8 Million Tonnes at Ports
by Reuters
Monday, May 16, 2022
By Rajendra Jadhav MUMBAI, May 16 (Reuters) – India’s wheat export ban has trapped some 1.8 million tonnes of grain at ports, leaving traders facing heavy losses from the prospect of selling...
China: Battery-powered Cruiser Debuts on Yangtze
by Ship Bunker
Monday, May 16, 2022
Vessel powered by hydroelectricity.
Watch: Will The Black Sea Turn Into A Tanker War?
by gCaptain
Monday, May 16, 2022
In this episode, of What’s Going On In Shipping, maritime historian Sal Mercogliano discusses how the conflict in the Black Sea between Ukraine and Russia may further escalate to start...